Ode to J. Smith

In the days before you were young 我们曾经沐浴在晨光里 We used to sit in the morning sun 已习惯广播里的清晨音乐 We used to turn the radio on 在那些还算年轻的日子里 What happened? 发生了什么? We'd see our lies in the eyes of fate 我们已经看惯了彼此充满谎言的双眼 And take our cradles to the grave 从我的摇篮到你

singing a song to myself i'm singing a song to myself pictures in your mind out of focus and unkind picture me i picture you outside the sun is shining at the back of your mind there's a memory by the time you hear this i'll be gone i'm singing a son

it's a long way down above the two tone town and it's no funny when you're stuck in the middle i'm coming up for air i could be anywhere it makes no difference when you live in a puddle now that i see it how can i breathe when my heart's in my mouth

there's a boy i know so well he hides inside his padded cell and he can see that he will never be quite free he takes his time steps carefully there's a girl i see sometimes she hides behind a dirty mind and she can see that she will never be quite f

the snow was falling on his shoulders by the side of the road and he watched as the sun went down falling on the building swallowing the children it's the gun in your back it's the heart attack it's the way you look back before you step out in time t

there's a man on the street, and he looks at his feet form his window. and he sweares at the sun, and he curses the moon for its shadow. ohh.. take a leaf from his book take a thread from his suite he's a new man and he prays to his god that he reaps

who cheers you up when you are down who brings you cups of coffee who picks you up when you're in town whatever makes you happy and i'm glad you're better now but i'm sad you're not around friends won't ever desert you or turn against friends won't l